Fire Virtue Immortal Clan

“Fellow Daoist Zhou’s cultivation is at the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. I probably can’t help Fellow Daoist Zhou refine his natal magic weapon, can I?” Lu Cheng’an said with a smile.

“I did not ask Fellow Daoist Zhou to help me refine my natal magic weapon. I have a grandson whose cultivation is at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm. He has only recently broken through to the Nascent Soul realm, and his natal magic weapon has not yet been upgraded to the fifth rank.”

Old Mrs. Zhou smiled slightly and said, "My grandson is currently in Lingxu City. I have already sent him a message, and he will be able to come over soon. At that time, Fellow Daoist Lu can see if you can help my grandson refine his natal magic weapon."

She bought that mid-grade fifth-tier Myriad Laws Flowing Cloud Armor for her grandson.

Lu Cheng'an nodded slightly and asked, "I wonder how many portions of Heavenly Gang Dust Yuan Qi Fellow Daoist Zhou possesses? And how much information do you have about Earthly Fiend Profound Spirit Milk?"

“I have a total of nine portions of mid-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Dust Essence. If Fellow Daoist Lu successfully helps my grandson upgrade the grade of his natal magic weapon to low-grade fifth-rank, I can pay one portion of mid-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Dust Essence as a refining fee.”

"I can also trade the remaining eight portions of mid-grade fifth-tier Heavenly Dust Qi with Fellow Daoist Lu. I hope Fellow Daoist Lu will accompany me to the outer void to hunt a fifth-tier perfected void beast," Old Woman Zhou said in a deep voice.

Once a cultivator's cultivation breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, they will have the ability to leave the Xuan Chen Realm and travel beyond the realm.

Beyond the boundary lies the endless void, which is extremely vast and filled with dangers, but also contains immense opportunities.

Void Beasts are an ancient life form that lives in the endless void, and are therefore often referred to as Void Ancient Beasts.

These ancient void beasts are naturally powerful, and their corpses are extremely valuable treasures to cultivators.

The extraterrestrial void that Old Lady Zhou mentioned is a void area near the Xuan Chen Realm. It is relatively close to the Xuan Chen Realm and therefore less dangerous.

If one leaves the boundary of the outer void, the dangers one faces will greatly increase.

Lu Cheng'an's cultivation had been at the Nascent Soul stage for quite some time, but he had not yet stepped into the outer void.

However, he still had some understanding of the situation in the outer void and knew its dangers.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou is joking. I am only at the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm and am also a weapon refiner. The outer void is extremely dangerous. Fellow Daoist Zhou wants to kill a Void Ancient Beast at the fifth-order perfect realm. This is far too dangerous. Let's forget about it!"

After thinking about it for a moment, Lu Cheng'an refused outright.

One portion of mid-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Dust Qi can be broken down into three to five portions of low-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Dust Qi. He has now collected twelve portions of low-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Dust Qi.

Adding to the portion of mid-grade fifth-order Heavenly Dust Qi he obtained from Old Woman Zhou, he now possesses at least fifteen portions of Heavenly Dust Qi, having already collected half of them.

There's still a long time before the Wanbao Fair in Lingxu City begins. He's confident he can acquire enough Heavenly Dust Qi at the upcoming trade fair, so there's no need for him to venture into the outer void.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, you can reconsider. The Void Beast I want to kill is the Flame Horned Fire Deer. Its pair of antlers can enhance the power of the fire attribute Dao Domain. And if the flesh and blood of this Void Beast are refined into pills, they can quickly improve the cultivation of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and there are no side effects.”

"To be honest, Fellow Daoist Lu, that Flame Horned Fire Deer has only recently broken through to the fifth-order perfection level, and its strength is not particularly formidable. If Fellow Daoist Lu's two companions join forces, we have a great chance of killing that Flame Horned Fire Deer!" Old Woman Zhou advised.

She had investigated the strength of Lu Cheng'an's two companions; both of them were at the late Nascent Soul stage, but their strength was somewhat inferior to hers.

Even if Lu Cheng'an and the other two joined forces, she was not afraid at all.

Moreover, that extraterrestrial void is an area where she frequently operates. If Lu Cheng'an and the other two have ill intentions during the cooperation, she can take advantage of the terrain to directly kill them.

This is also the main reason why she sought to collaborate with Lu Cheng'an.

"Fellow Daoist Lu can reconsider, or discuss it with your two companions. If we successfully kill the Flamehorn Fire Deer, we'll each take half of its carcass. As for the rest, we'll distribute the spoils according to our respective contributions," Old Woman Zhou said with a smile.

The pills made from the flesh and blood of the Flamehorn Fire Deer are suitable for all Nascent Soul cultivators. The reason why Old Woman Zhou was so determined to kill the Flamehorn Fire Deer was that she wanted to use the pills made from the flesh and blood of the Flamehorn Fire Deer to break through to the Perfect Nascent Soul realm.

Although there is only one minor realm difference between the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm and the perfect Nascent Soul realm, there is a huge gap in strength and status between the two.

While Lu Cheng'an and Old Lady Zhou were talking, Old Lady Zhou's grandson also found the cave dwelling that Lu Cheng'an had rented.

The old lady's grandson is named Zhou Yuqi. Zhou Yuqi's parents died early, and he grew up with the old lady. The two had a very good relationship.

Zhou Yuqi's cultivation had indeed just broken through to the Nascent Soul realm not long ago, and the difficulty of refining his natal magic weapon was not high.

After examining Zhou Yuqi's natal magic weapon, Lu Cheng'an gave the old woman Zhou a positive answer.

Because Lu Cheng'an will continue to participate in the trade fair tomorrow, he did not immediately refine Zhou Yuqi's natal magic weapon, but instead asked them to wait a few more days.

After the old woman and her grandson took their leave, Lu Cheng'an told Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren about what the old woman had said about going to the outer void to kill the void beasts.

"Are you sure that void beast is a Flamehorn Fire Deer that has just entered the fifth-order perfect realm?"

The Heavenly Cloud Venerable and the Ten Thousand Corpses Elder looked at Lu Cheng'an with burning eyes, revealing their extreme excitement.

"What Fellow Daoist Zhou said about hunting down is indeed a Flame Horned Beast that has just entered the fifth-order perfect realm. As for the veracity of this information, I cannot guarantee it to you."

Lu Cheng'an looked at Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren with some surprise and asked, "Is there anything special about this Flame Horn Fire Deer?"

"The pills made from the flesh and blood of the Flamehorn Fire Deer are top-grade pills to aid Nascent Soul cultivators in their cultivation. The pills made from a Flamehorn Fire Deer at the fifth-order perfect realm will definitely be even more effective."

Master Tianyun's eyes gleamed with excitement as he continued, "That Fellow Daoist Zhou is incredibly lucky. She actually encountered a Flame Horned Fire Deer that had just entered the fifth-order perfect realm in the outer void. If she successfully hunts it down, I believe her cultivation will soon be able to break through to the perfect Nascent Soul realm."

Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren had been to the outer void, and their understanding of the outer void was much greater than that of Lu Cheng'an.

"Fellow Daoist Zhou has invited us to go to the outer void to hunt down the Flamehorn Fire Deer. If we succeed, we will each get half of the Flamehorn Fire Deer's carcass, and the rest of the spoils will be divided according to how much effort we each put in. Do you think we should agree?" Lu Cheng'an asked.

Judging from the reactions of Tianyun Shangren and the other person, he had already guessed their answer: they would definitely agree to go to the outer void.

“Fellow Daoist Lu, you may not be very familiar with the situation of Void Ancient Beasts. The Flame Horned Fire Deer is an extremely rare Void Ancient Beast. Regardless of whether this news is true or false, we must go to the outer void to investigate,” said Venerable Tianyun with a smile.

They weren't worried about whether the woman surnamed Zhou had bad intentions, because they weren't afraid. If he and the Ten Thousand Corpse Old Ghost joined forces, even a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm wouldn't be able to do anything to them.

As for Lu Cheng'an, they also had some understanding of his capabilities.

Although Lu Cheng'an only has the cultivation of the early stage of the Nascent Soul realm, if he were to exert all his strength, even a cultivator at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm would probably be unable to defeat him.

“Since both of you agree, then after the Wanbao Fair in Lingxu City ends, we will go to the outer void with Fellow Daoist Zhou,” Lu Cheng’an said.

Not long after, Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren left Lu Chengan's cave together.

At the end of the next day, Lu Cheng'an and the other two left the rented courtyard together to attend the trade fair hosted by Qingyang Danjun.

Qingyang Danjun only has the cultivation level of the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm, but he comes from the Lingxu Sect and is also a fifth-grade top-quality alchemist. His status in Lingxu City is even higher than that of Shenyun Daojun, who is at the peak of the Nascent Soul realm.

Therefore, more cultivators participated in the trade fair organized by Qingyang Danjun, and these cultivators were all from rather unusual backgrounds.

Some of them, like Qingyang Danjun, came from powerful Refining Void sects. The sects of those Nascent Soul cultivators who came from Nascent Soul sects were also extremely powerful, with more than one Nascent Soul Perfection cultivator among them.

These cultivators also possessed far deeper foundations; whether it was the treasures they brought out for trade or the treasures they wanted to trade, they were all extremely rare.

There are Nascent Soul cultivators like Lu Cheng'an and his two companions, but they are few in number.

Although there were more treasures at the Qingyang Danjun Trade Fair, Lu Cheng'an and his two companions did not find anything of value.

After attending the trade fair hosted by Shenyun Daojun and Qingyang Danjun, they had a better understanding of the trade fairs they would attend next.

After returning from the trade fair hosted by Qingyang Danjun, Lu Chengan sent a message to Zhou Yuqi and his grandson, asking them to come find him the next day.

His main purpose in coming to Lingxu City was to purchase materials for setting up Jinding Mountain. Zhou Yuqi and his grandson could provide him with many materials, so he could temporarily skip the rest of the trade fair.

After receiving Lu Cheng'an's message, Zhou Yuqi and his grandson immediately replied, indicating that they would arrive on time.

The next morning, Zhou Yuqi and his grandson arrived at the cave dwelling rented by Lu Chengan.

Lu Cheng'an did not tell Zhou Yuqi and his grandson about their agreement to go to the outer void to hunt the Flamehorn Fire Deer, and they did not ask.

The main purpose of Lu Cheng'an calling them here was to upgrade Zhou Yuqi's natal magic weapon to the fifth-grade low level.

With Lu Cheng'an's current weapon-refining skills, refining a low-grade fifth-order magic weapon poses no challenge to him whatsoever.

He helped Zhou Yuqi refine his natal magic weapon very quickly, and in just one month, he upgraded Zhou Yuqi's natal magic weapon to the middle grade of the fifth rank.

"Fellow Daoist Xiao Zhou can test the power of your natal magic weapon. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, you can bring it up now."

After Lu Cheng'an retrieved Zhou Yuqi's natal magic weapon from the refining furnace, he handed it directly to Zhou Yuqi.

A look of joy appeared on Zhou Yuqi's face. The moment he received his natal magic weapon, he immediately began to check its condition.

A moment later, the joy on his face became even more obvious.

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Lu. Your crafting skills are superb. The natal magic weapon you crafted for me is even better than I expected!"

After Zhou Yuqi stored his natal magic weapon inside his body to nurture it, he immediately took out a jade bottle from his storage ring and said with a smile, "This jade bottle contains the refining fee that my maternal grandmother promised to give to Fellow Daoist Lu, and a wisp of mid-grade fifth-rank Heavenly Gang Dust Qi. Fellow Daoist Lu can take a look!"

Previously, Old Lady Zhou had shown Lu Cheng'an the quality of the mid-grade fifth-order Heavenly Gang Dust Qi in her possession. The quality of that Heavenly Gang Dust Qi was quite good. If it were broken down into low-grade fifth-order Heavenly Gang Dust Qi, it should yield four portions of low-grade fifth-order Heavenly Gang Dust Qi.

The quality of the Heavenly Dust Qi that Zhou Mingqi gave to Lu Cheng'an was the same as what his maternal grandmother had shown him before; there was no problem with its quality.

When Zhou Mingqi saw Lu Chengan accept the wisp of Heavenly Dust Qi, his smile became even more pronounced.

"I would like to ask Fellow Daoist Lu to reconsider the matter that my grandmother mentioned before. My grandmother and I will remain in Lingxu City until the Wanbao Gathering concludes. Fellow Daoist Lu must give my grandmother an answer by the end of the Wanbao Gathering at the latest," Zhou Mingqi said.

"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Zhou, I will seriously consider this matter."

Not long after, Zhou Mingqi left Lu Chengan's cave.

At this time, Lu Cheng'an had a conversation with Tianyun Shangren and learned about the current situation of Lingxu City.

A month is not a long time, and Lingxu City has not changed much.

During this month, neither Tianyun Shangren nor the Ten Thousand Corpses Elder were idle. They participated in several trade fairs, but did not gain much.

This is mainly because they carry too few tradable Tier 5 treasures, so even if a treasure that appeals to them appears at the trade fair, they are unable to acquire it.

After Lu Cheng'an began helping Zhou Yuqi refine his natal magic weapon, he handed over treasures such as the Spirit Flame Glazed Armor to Tianyun Shangren and Wanshi Laoren, asking them to help him trade for the treasures he needed.

Treasures like the Spirit Flame Glazed Armor are suitable for most Nascent Soul cultivators. Lu Cheng'an wanted to trade materials of mid-to-low grade fifth rank. The Spirit Flame Glazed Armor and the Heavenly Gate Divine Lock Array were quickly traded away.

However, the fifth-tier mid-grade Myriad Laws Flowing Cloud Armor has not yet been successfully traded.

This is the first mid-grade fifth-order magic weapon that Lu Cheng'an successfully crafted. Some minor errors occurred during the crafting process, which resulted in the magic weapon being of relatively lower quality.

It is precisely for this reason that this mid-grade fifth-tier defensive magic weapon has never been traded.

After learning about the events of the past month from Tianyun Shangren and the other man, Lu Cheng'an returned to his cave dwelling and then sent a message to Xu Lin. (End of Chapter)